Josef Wolpert

Josef Wolpert is a senior at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason, studying International Law and Security, with coursework focused on intelligence analysis, international security, and U.S. foreign policy. He is an alum of the U.S. Department of State’s NSLI-Y program, having studied Russian in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from which he has continued to develop advanced regional and linguistic expertise related to Eurasia and the Middle East. Wolpert has previously published pieces on various international issues through the Sycamore Institute, such as his Op-Ed on Eurasian economics “Trans-Caspian Oil Pipeline: The End of Russian Control.” Wolpert has also served at the Jordanian Embassy, where he supported research on Middle Eastern legal, diplomatic, and security matters. His topics of interest include intelligence operations, national security policy, and international legal frameworks.